5 FiveLetterWords
Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess C tier opener

HELIX

Yes, HELIX was the Wordle answer on July 21, 2021 (Wordle #32).

As an opener, it rules out about 91.1% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈhiːlɪks/

Noun

A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.

Noun

A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital.

Verb

To form or cause to form a helix.

Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.

Wordle status

A word can be a playable guess without being a possible answer.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Possible answer

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

Past Wordle answer

Used once

Past Wordle answer: July 21, 2021 (#32).

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

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How HELIX performs as a guess

HELIX is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,358 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 80.9% of games, misses completely in 19.1%, and leaves about 209 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #12,590 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.83 guesses in games solved within six turns.

Try your feedback pattern

Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

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Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

H__I_ H in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _E__X E in the 2nd position and X in the 5th position

Try next

ARSON ORATE SONAR SAINT ALOSE RINSE
Words starting with H Words ending with X

First-turn measures

4.24 Entropy (bits)
209 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
91.1% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 35% of evaluated openers
1.71 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How HELIX performed in the previous complete opener benchmark, against its captured answer snapshot. These research figures are separate from today's solver recommendations. See the data page for the method.

3.83 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.74 Volatility
#12,590 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, HELIX ranks #12,590 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
46
3 guesses
711
4 guesses
1,226
5 guesses
339
6 guesses
31
Top-ranked in the current bounded policy screen: SLANT. The policy minimizes misses within six first, then average guesses among wins (3.45 for the leader). Compare the ranking measures

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
EIL

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
81%
Green tile
23%
All gray
19%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S I L E N
H E L I X

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches HELIX in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

71 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

451
378
179
159
134
130
123
123
83
59
55
46
44
42
33
32
28
26
17
16
16
14
13
13
12
10
9
7
7
7

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing HELIX:

19% chance
Suggested:
ARSON
16% chance
Suggested:
ORATE
8% chance
Suggested:
SONAR

Follow-ups for common patterns

Ranked follow-up guesses for the 10 most common feedback patterns.

19.1% →
ARSON 5.81 bits
16.0% →
ORATE 5.33 bits
7.6% →
SONAR 4.96 bits
6.7% →
SAINT 5.18 bits
5.7% →
ALOSE 4.38 bits
5.5% →
RINSE 4.72 bits
5.2% →
STRAE 4.72 bits
5.2% →
TORCH 5.25 bits
3.5% →
COAST 5.04 bits
2.5% →
SLATY 3.72 bits

Letter-value totals

Base letter-value totals for HELIX; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.

Scrabble

H4E1L1I1X8
Total: 15 points

Words With Friends

Total: 15 points

Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.